2025 LABYRINTH SUMMER SCHOOL

Step into the world of labyrinths! Learn the ins and outs of designing, creating, walking, and facilitating labyrinths all in one week. Stay for a single class or enroll in the full program at a discount and form lifelong connections with others on the path. Whether you want to deepen a personal practice, create a walkable labyrinth, and/or host a walk or workshop in your community, we look forward to studying and sharing with you.

Accommodation

Veriditas has a block of rooms set aside at the Mercy Center. You will receive a link to book your accommodation in your confirmation email when you register.

Directions to the Mercy Center are available here.

July 24 - 29, 2025: Burlingame CA

SUMMER SCHOOL FACULTY

Lars Howlett

Lars Howlett is a leading expert in the design and creation of sacred space for walking meditation, centering prayer, personal healing, conflict resolution and community building. Lars is a practitioner of mindfulness and student of sacred geometry since 2003, experimenting with a wide variety of designs, materials, intentions and settings in his personal and professional projects. Universities, churches, health centers, retirement communities, mental health centers, retreats, and individuals find Lars for inspiration and insight in creating exact replicas of historical patterns or one-of-a-kind artistic installations.

Lars was a three year apprentice to Robert Ferré, inheriting the tools, techniques, and teaching curriculum of a master builder. Lars is a Veriditas Faculty Member and Certified Labyrinth Facilitator trained by the Reverend Dr. Lauren Artress at Grace and Chartres Cathedrals. He is the Chairperson of World Labyrinth Day and Board Member of the Labyrinth Society. Lars is an inspiring teacher and passionate speaker on the history, spirituality, and practice of walking labyrinths, leading workshops to cultivate inner wisdom for personal transformation with slideshows of personal projects and visits to sacred sites on four continents. www.DiscoverLabyrinths.com

Brighid FitzGibbon

Brighid has been a teacher for over 20 years working with students of all ages in a wide variety of instructional settings. She currently teaches English and History at Credo High, a public Waldorf high school in Sonoma County, where she lives with her family. She has shared her knowledge of and appreciation for the labyrinth as a tool for contemplation and connection with high school and university students, as well as helping to develop a community labyrinth initiative in Sonoma County.

During the summer of 2018, Brighid worked in the Veriditas office as an intern as part of her graduate studies in Humanities at Dominican University of California. She has served as a small-group leader in Chartres and at the Women’s Dream Quest. She recently completed Advanced Facilitator Training.

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Vision Statement: We envision a world of greater mindfulness, connection, and peace
through experiences with the labyrinth.

Mission Statement: Veriditas trains and supports labyrinth facilitators globally and offers programs and events to introduce and engage people with labyrinth walking as a pathway to personal and community enrichment,
healing, and growth.

Veriditas is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and donations made are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. EIN 94-3229902

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